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Black Hole Swallows Star

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the put-it-in-yer-mouth dept.

Thorfinn.au writes "The New Scientist writes a conjectural piece to explain the light pattern of SCP 06F6 in what was first identified as a supernova — but observations show a skewed and stretched light curve not fitting with an current theoretical explanation of exploding stars. Also, the discussion in the comments is interesting."

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  1. WHO said it WAS a black hole? by argent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The scientists gave a number of possible interpretations. The journalist who wrote the article, or his editor, picked the most interesting-sounding explanation for the thrust of the article.

    I think anyone familiar with Slashdot summaries should be aware of this distinction.